Toy motorcycle with a dismounting and mounting cyclist



M. ERNST July 22, 1952 TOY MOTORCYCLE WITH A DISMOUNTING AND MOUNTING CYCLIST Filed Nov. 7, 1949 2 SHEETSSHEET l lnvenior:

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TOY MOTORCYCLE WITH A DISMOUNTING AND MOUNTING CYCLIST Filed Nov. 7, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Invenfqm Maxi Twas 2? Attorneys Patented July 22, 1952 2-,603,9.1l.-:- rormoroscrctn WITH mistreatme- A oMoUNTING oYcLisr -Max Ernst; Nuremberg, Germany L Y AnplicationNovember 7. 1349,,"Se1iiallNb.125;!)34 i In Germany March'j30, 1,?49 H f f '{Mysaid invention relates to a mechan-icat toy motorcycledriven by aspri-ng motor.

,An'objectof the presentinvention is to provide 'a "toymotor cycle whose cyclist gets ofi when stopping the cycle and standsaside. 1 After a certain time he j'umps againupon his seat and the cycle goes on. The whole operation'is repeated as long as the spring; motor is working.

By way of example, a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. lvis a side viewof-the toy motor cycle and the yclist;

Fig. 2 is a top view of thesame; 1F1g. 3"isa top view-ofthe motorcycle showing the-cycliststanding beside the cycle;

Fig. 4 is a side viewof the spring motor and the driving mechanism of the cyclist when the latter is sitting; v I

Fig. 5 is a top viewof thesame;

Fig. 6 isa side view ofthe spring motor and the driving mechanism of the cyclist when the latter has got off;

Fig. 7 is a top view of the same;

Fig. 8 is a front view of the drivingmechanism oft-he motor cyclist and'his legs;

' Fig. 9 is a top view of the motor cyclists bas plate with a guide slit;

Fig. 10 is a horizontal section of the cyclists driving mechanism on the line X-X, Fig. 8, and

Fig. 11 .is a vertical section ofthe cyclists driving mechanism on the line X'IX|, Fig. 10.

Similar numerals refer 'to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring particularly to the; accompanying drawings the toy motor cycle I- is equipped with a spring motorcasing 2 mounted therein and said casing having an ordinary spring motor for moving the toy motor cycle forwardly in the usual way. Outside the spring motor casing 2, on the'winding shaft 3 of the spring'motor is secured an edge cam 4' which has on its inside two dog pins 5 and 6. Behind-this edge cam 4,

on the shaft 1 there is pivoted a double-armed lever 8- which has both a stop 9 extending outwards on the frontside and a lug I 0 on the surface extending straightly downwards. On the frontside of the spring motor casing 2 is provided a'shaft II, on which is pivoted a toothed segment I2 with a 1ever-arm-l=3 extending downwardly and provided with a-pin M projecting outwardly through an arcuate' slit i5 of the spring motor casing 2. The lever-arm i3 and the double-armed lever- 8 are cdnne'cted with each other by a tie rod l-B adapted to-enable a scams. (0!. eenni t comes .iniov contact/with the double-armed swivelling motion. "I-he' upper side of the spring motor is provided with a bowl! formed by flaps which are drawnput of the casing. This bow 'i'l bears the'shaft l8' with the pinion i9 secured on the latter and engages with the toothed segment l2, Anarcuate arm 20 arranged above the saddle 21 of the toymotor cycle and bearing a dog pin 22, is fixed at one end to the upper end 'of' the shaft I8 A figure 23, the arms 24 of 10' which' are' applied on a swivelling handle bar25 is adapted to'si-t upon the saddle 2 I. This handle bar 25 providedwith an opening-is connected with a pivot fastened to themotor cycle frame and protected against automatic releasing by'a pin or screw cap. In order to make the cyclist get 'ofiF't-he cycle and jump on again the following mechanism is provided. Within the cyclists body23 there is secured a base-plate .21 having upstanding side wa1ls'28 and a bottom opening 29 as -illustrated by Fig. 9.. Through'the walls 28 passes a square shaft 30 to which the upper legs 31' and 32' of the 'fi gure'23 are aflixed'. The

lower legs 33' and 34 are connected with the upper legs by a lug thatallows them 'a partial rotary motion'to the back. on the base-plate 21 1s provided a pin 35 bearing a partially rotating toothed segment 3-6, the teeth 31" of which are engaging with the partial toothed wheel -38 mounted on the square shaft 30 at a bow 39.

"For the purpose of restricting the angle of rotation considering the alternative. motion of. the "partial toothed wheel 38* in the toothed segment '44. This lever 43 has intermediate its; ends a. cam=engaging "surface 45,- bent outwardly therefrom,'whereas;the lower part of the lerer is bent angularly inwardly and serves as a-crutch for the toy motor cyclezwhilestationary.

The toy :motor cycle. withv a dismounting and .niount-in'g :cyclistoperates as. follower:

By therapplication of power to the'sha'ft. 3 from an ordinary spring motor'the toypmotor cycle is put into motion" .while. the cyclist. is sitting on the toy-motorcycle as shown in Figs-1 and 2 and theedge cam 4'begins to rotate. After a certain time of running the rotating edge. cam

lever 43 controlled :by the spring 144., presses on -ment is pressed forwards.

was laying in a notch 46 of the motor casing moves out of the notch 46 and comes into contact with the floor. Thus the spring motor casing together with the toy motor cycle is lifted a little at the front end so that the running wheels 41 are elevated out of contact with the floor thereby bringing the toy motor cycle to rest while thefspring motor continues to operate. The stationary state of the toy motor cycle lasts till the edge cam 4 will have come out of contact with the double-armed lever 43. The continuation of the rotating motion of the edge cam 4 effects that the dog pin 6 comes into contact with the lug ID of the double-armed lever, B and presses it upwards and backwards. Together with the double-armed lever B being guided back the tie rod I6 too is drawn back thus moving by means of the pin l4 the leverarm I3 and the toothed segment [2 whichnow comes into the position as shown in Fig. 6. Thus the pinion I9 mounted in the bow I! is caused to rotate too thus-moving the plate 20 provided with the dog pin 22. 'The cyclist sit- .ting on the saddle 2| isnow also engaged into a. swinging motion. In order to obtain this motion the right leg 3l,'33 of the cyclist must be lifted. For this purpose the right leg is adapted to move backwards. I'he backand upwards movements of the right leg 3|, 33 are obtained by means of the dog pin 22 which pro-.

jects through both the slit 29 of the base-plate 21 and the slot 4| of the movable toothed segment 36 thus turning the latter'as well as the partial toothed wheel 38 mounted on the bow 39. When the leg 3!, 33 has reached the level of the saddle 2| the dog pin 22 of the semicircular plate 20 keeps the leg in an elevated position -till the swivelling motion of the plate 20 Will "be finished. By this swivel the cyclist is also turned and loses contact with the saddle 2|. By this swivelling movement of the cyclist the handle bar 25 being connected with the arms 24 of the cyclist, is turned likewise as illustrated by Fig. 3. The leg kept in an elevated position falls down by its own weight while the toothed segment 36 drives the dog pin again forwards. Now the cyclist stands beside the motor cycle. The leg 32, 34 is resting on the square shaft 33 so as to be driven and having always the same -motion and position as the other leg. The toy 'dog pin will have lost contact'with the stop 9. By this motion of the lower end of the levers both the tie rod 16. and the lever arm [3 fixed thereto are pushed rearwardly thus turning the toothed segment l2 in a reverse direction as well as the pinion l9 and the plate provided with the dog pin, which plate is now once more swinging inwards; Simultaneously the right leg "is pushed backwards. This is obtained by the dog .pin -22 pushingbackwards the toothed segment 36 fixed to the base-plate 2] whereas the partialtoothed wheel '38 gearing with the seg- Simultaneously with the elevating of the leg the base-plate 21 too is driven by the dog pin 22 so as to swing from its lateral position inwards and being set on the saddle.

The handle bar 25 adjusts hereby itself once more horizontally to the motor cycle frame. When the cyclist is being set on the saddle the elevated and outward turned leg 3!, 33 is released by the dog pin 22 of the plate 20 by the forward turning motion of the toothed segment 36 and by the driving of the partial toothed wheel 38 mounted on the bow 39 thus causing ,the leg tolfalldown. The left leg of {the cyclist is driven too and falls down, i. c. 'it has then just the same position as the right leg. Meanwhile the dog pin 5 of the edge cam 4 has lost contact with. the stop 9. The cam-engaging surface 45 of the double-armed lever 43 is also no longer influenced by the edge cam thus effecting that the lower end of lever 43 is drawn upwardly by the spring 44 and inserts itself into the notch 46 of the lateral plates of the spring motor casing 2. The contact of the lever 43 with the floor is lost, the running wheels 41 of the motor cycle now stand on the floor so that a running of the toy motor cycle becomes again possible. 'I'hereupon the standstill of the toy motor cycle and its going on running as well as the mounting and dismounting of the cyclist will be repeated till the motor will run off.

It is of course, to be understood that my invention is not limited to the specific embodiment thereof here shown and described for purposes of illustration only.

What I claim is:

1. A toy of motor cycle design comprising ..a frame, a spring motor casing on the frame housing a shaft adapted to be power-driven, front and rear supporting wheels, ground wheels driven by said shaft for propelling the toy, a figure cyclist shiftably mounted on the frame, a cam member 7 rotated by said shaft and swivelling mechanism interposed between said cam member and figure cyclist for the mounting and dismounting of the cyclist relative to the frame. 7

2. A toy as in claim 1, wherein the swivelling mechanism includes a pivoted arm for the support of the figure cyclist, a gear and rack segment for swinging the arm, a lever having a rod connection with said, rack segment and a pin on said cam member. adapted to engage and move said lever for operation of the rack segment to eifect said swivelling movement of the figure cyclist.

3. A toy as in claim 1, wherein the figure cyclist has a right leg of hinged sections, a key shaft supporting the upper. end of the upper section of the leg and means for rotating said key shaft to elevate said leg during lateral displacement of thefigure cyclist to clear said frame withthe leg dropping to a dependent position with the cyclist standing at one side of the frame.

4. A toy as in claim 1, wherein the swivelling mechanism includes a pivoted arm for the support of the figure cyclist, a gear and rack segment for swinging the arm, a lever having a rod connection with said rack segment and a pin on said cam member adapted to engage and move said lever for operation of the rack segment to effect said swivelling movement of the figure cyclist, said ground wheels being mounted at the forward end' of the motor-casing and a tensioned arm pivoted on the motor casing and adaptedto be lowered into floor contact by said cam to elevate the forward end of the casing and ground wheels for bringing the toy to rest during mounting and dismounting activities of the figure cyclist.

5. A toy as in claim 1, wherein the figure cyclist has a right leg of hinged sections. a key shaft supporting the upper end of the upper section of the leg and means for rotating said key shaft to elevate said leg during lateral displacement of the figure cyclist to clear said frame with the leg dropping to a dependent position with the cyclist standing at one side of the frame, said ground wheels being mounted at the forward end of the motor casing and a tensioned arm pivoted on the motor casing and adapted to be lowered into floor contact by said cam to elevate the forward end of the casing and ground wheels for bringing the toy to rest during mounting and dismounting activities of the figure cyclist.

6. A toy of motor cycle design comprising a frame, a spring motor casing on the frame housing a shaft adapted to be power-driven, front and rear supporting wheels, ground wheels driven by said shaft for propelling the toy, a figure cyclist shiftably mounted on the frame, a cam member rotated by said shaft and swivelling mechanism interposed between said cam member and figure cyclist for the mounting and dismounting of the REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,461,313 Hebrard July 10, 1923 1,653,717 Marx Dec. 2'7, 1927 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 7 8,221 France Dec.,3, 190'. 24,496

France Apr. 4, 1921 

